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Jason Chatfield
Guest Article on Writers Digest: “5 Ways to ...
Guest Article on Writers Digest: “5 Ways to Turn Down the Volume to Hear Your Own Voice”
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Jason Chatfield
Big News: Announcing a Brand New Book Series!
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Jason Chatfield
Why I bailed on social media to focus on ...

TL;DR: I switched out Social Media for direct subscription-based inbox distribution of my work and it has yielded way more than social ever did. (+ it won’t ever be shadow-banned by a buggy algorithm that doesn’t understand satire.)

Why I bailed on social media to focus on something way better.
Cartooning
Jason Chatfield
Stories from an Aussie Cartoonist in New York
Stories from an Aussie Cartoonist in New York
Book Reviews
Jason Chatfield
2021 Book Recommendations

I’ve never really done any book recommendations. That’s likely due to the fact that I’ve barely had time to finish a book in the past 7 years. But since quitting social media in July, I’ve finished over a dozen books. Weird.

Inspired by Brendan Leonard at SemiRad and his very helpful 2021 Book Recommendation List, I’ve compiled a list of books I enjoyed this year. Many of them I started or skimmed previously but didn’t actually finish until this year. Good for me. I hope you enjoy them.

Note: Some of the links below are affiliate links. That means if you buy books through the links, I will receive a small amount of cash to buy food for Morris. Where possible, I used links to Bookshop or the publisher’s website when possible. If you don’t know how Bookshop works: You can select a local independent bookstore from Bookshop’s list, and when you buy a book, that bookstore gets a small commission from the sale. If you like bookstores, and you would like them to stick around, it’s great.

Also… if you like bookstores, my friend and fellow New Yorker cartoonist Bob Eckstein did an entire book about bookstores. It’s wondrously meta.

2021 Book Recommendations

Comedy

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Picture This: Live Cartooning + Comedy, Saturday April 27

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This week’s show is the 8th Birthday for NYC!

Picture This! combines my only two employable skills: stand-up comedy and drawing quickly.

I started out drawing and performing on Picture This! back in 2013 during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival when it was still a new show finding its feet. I would race off stage from my own hour-long stand-up show across town to jump in the saddle and draw for a slew of guest comedians who would pass through on their way to the bar - it sort of became the unofficial comic hang of the festival; seeing which big names would show up for a spot.

Fast forward 11 years and Picture This! holds 2 shows every month; one in LA, and one in New York— usually at Union Hall in Brooklyn. The generous folks at Wacom supplied us with new Wacom Mobilestudio Pro tablets to draw on, animating the comic’s set on stage while they interact with the drawing. If you get the chance, I highly recommend coming down for the next show. You can find out more about Picture This here.

Photo credit: Noah Everhart (@enemypixels on Instagram)

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The Sounds and Sights of Hasbrouck Heights

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The Sounds and Sights of Hasbrouck Heights

A Journal Entry from a New Jersey road gig at Bananas Comedy Club from 7 years ago


November 2017,
Bananas Comedy Club, New Jersey

As the audience from the 7:00pm filtered out we reconvened at the bar and dissected our sets over whiskey. Much self flagellation and bullshitting ensued before we hurled ourselves on stage to an even drunker crowd for the 9:30pm show.

It was a mess.

Hecklers, a bachelorette party, a sobbing waitress, and a man who thought it would be a good time to pull down his jeans and show his hairy little p-nis to a table full of Christians.

I slunk back to the room and drank myself to sleep. The martini glasses were still sitting outside the door.

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Picture This: Live Cartooning + Comedy, Friday November 25th

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Tonight’s show is the last for the year, so let’s make it the best one ever!

I’ll be hosting and also drawing for the hilarious Griffin Newman!

Picture This! combines my only two employable skills: stand-up comedy and drawing quickly.

I started out drawing and performing on Picture This! back in 2013 during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival when it was still a new show finding its feet. I would race off stage from my own hour-long stand-up show across town to jump in the saddle and draw for a slew of guest comedians who would pass through on their way to the bar - it sort of became the unofficial comic hang of the festival; seeing which big names would show up for a spot.

Fast forward 10 years and Picture This! holds 2 shows every month; one in LA, and one in New York— usually at Union Hall in Brooklyn. The generous folks at Wacom supplied us with new Wacom Mobilestudio Pro tablets to draw on, animating the comic’s set on stage while they interact with the drawing. If you get the chance, I highly recommend coming down for the next show. You can find out more about Picture This here.

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Picture This!: Live Cartooning + Comedy, Friday October 20th

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Last month we SOLD OUT, so be sure to book early!

The show combines my only two employable skills: stand-up comedy and drawing quickly. This weekend I’ll be drawing.

I started out drawing and performing on Picture This! back in 2013 during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival when it was still a new show finding its feet. I would race of stage from my own hour-long stand-up show across town to jump in the saddle and draw for a slew of guest comedians who would pass through on their way to the bar - it sort of became the unofficial comic hang of the festival; seeing which big names would show up for a spot.

Fast forward 10 years and Picture This! holds 2 shows every month; one in LA, and one in New York— usually at Union Hall in Brooklyn. The generous folks at Wacom supplied us with new Wacom Mobilestudio Pro tablets to draw on, animating the comic’s set on stage while they interact with the drawing. If you get the chance, I highly recommend coming down for the next show. You can find out more about Picture This here.

Photos by the amazing Mike Bryk

NELL'S BELLS! St Nell's Comedy Festival: Oct 6-7, 2023

TWO NIGHTS

THREE SHOWS

ONE OPEN MIC

A LIFETIME OF MEMORIES, MOST OF THEM PLEASANT

October 6-7, 2023

At the Community Theatre League in Downtown Williamsport, PA

Click here for tickets

Email stnellsresidency@gmail.com with any questions

For more about St. Nell’s, visit www.stnells.com

GET TICKETS HERE:

MUSIC FOR LOVERS
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NIGHTMARES
https://ci.ovationtix.com/35039/production/1176250

BELLES OF THE BALL
https://ci.ovationtix.com/35039/production/1176251

ALL EVENTS
https://ci.ovationtix.com/35039/production/1176381

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Picture This!: Live Cartooning + Comedy, Saturday August 19th (Animation Block Party 2023!)

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Last month we SOLD OUT, so be sure to book early!

The show combines my only two employable skills: stand-up comedy and drawing quickly. This weekend I’ll be both hosting AND drawing.

I started out drawing and performing on Picture This! back in 2013 during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival when it was still a new show finding its feet. I would race of stage from my own hour-long stand-up show across town to jump in the saddle and draw for a slew of guest comedians who would pass through on their way to the bar - it sort of became the unofficial comic hang of the festival; seeing which big names would show up for a spot.

Fast forward 10 years and Picture This! holds 2 shows every month; one in LA, and one in New York— usually at Union Hall in Brooklyn. The generous folks at Wacom supplied us with new Wacom Mobilestudio Pro tablets to draw on, animating the comic’s set on stage while they interact with the drawing. If you get the chance, I highly recommend coming down for the next show. You can find out more about Picture This here.

Photos by the amazing Mike Bryk

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Picture This!: Live Cartooning + Comedy, Saturday July 8th

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Last month we SOLD OUT, so be sure to book early for our next show on 07/08

The show combines my only two employable skills: stand-up comedy and drawing quickly. This weekend I’ll be both hosting AND drawing.

I started out drawing and performing on Picture This! back in 2013 during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival when it was still a new show finding its feet. I would race of stage from my own hour-long stand-up show across town to jump in the saddle and draw for a slew of guest comedians who would pass through on their way to the bar - it sort of became the unofficial comic hang of the festival; seeing which big names would show up for a spot.

Fast forward 10 years and Picture This! holds 2 shows every month; one in LA, and one in New York— usually at Union Hall in Brooklyn. The generous folks at Wacom supplied us with new Wacom Mobilestudio Pro tablets to draw on, animating the comic’s set on stage while they interact with the drawing. If you get the chance, I highly recommend coming down for the next show. You can find out more about Picture This here.

Photos by the amazing Mike Bryk

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Picture This!: Live Cartooning + Comedy, Saturday May 27

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Last month we SOLD OUT, so be sure to book early for our next show on 05/27

The show combines my only two employable skills: stand-up comedy and drawing quickly.

I started out drawing and performing on Picture This! back in 2013 during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival when it was still a new show finding its feet. I would race off stage from my own hour-long stand-up show across town to jump in the saddle and draw for a slew of guest comedians who would pass through on their way to the bar - it sort of became the unofficial comic hang of the festival; seeing which big names would show up for a spot.

Fast forward 9 years and Picture This! holds 2 shows every month; one in LA, and one in New York— usually at Union Hall in Brooklyn. The generous folks at Wacom supplied us with new Wacom Mobilestudio Pro tablets to draw on, animating the comic’s set on stage while they interact with the drawing. If you get the chance, I highly recommend coming down for the next show. You can find out more about Picture This here.

Photos by the amazing Mike Bryk

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Picture This!: Live Cartooning + Comedy, Saturday April 15

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Last month we SOLD OUT, so be sure to book early for our next show on 04/15

The show combines my only two employable skills: stand-up comedy and drawing quickly. This weekend I’ll be both hosting AND drawing.

I started out drawing and performing on Picture This! back in 2013 during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival when it was still a new show finding its feet. I would race of stage from my own hour-long stand-up show across town to jump in the saddle and draw for a slew of guest comedians who would pass through on their way to the bar - it sort of became the unofficial comic hang of the festival; seeing which big names would show up for a spot.

Fast forward 9 years and Picture This! holds 2 shows every month; one in LA, and one in New York— usually at Union Hall in Brooklyn. The generous folks at Wacom supplied us with new Wacom Mobilestudio Pro tablets to draw on, animating the comic’s set on stage while they interact with the drawing. If you get the chance, I highly recommend coming down for the next show. You can find out more about Picture This here.

Photos by the amazing Mike Bryk

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Picture This!: Live Cartooning + Comedy, Saturday March 4, 2023

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Last month we SOLD OUT, so be sure to book early for our next show on 03/04

The show combines my only two employable skills: stand-up comedy and drawing quickly. This weekend I’ll be both hosting AND drawing.

I started out drawing and performing on Picture This! back in 2013 during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival when it was still a new show finding its feet. I would race of stage from my own hour-long stand-up show across town to jump in the saddle and draw for a slew of guest comedians who would pass through on their way to the bar - it sort of became the unofficial comic hang of the festival; seeing which big names would show up for a spot.

Fast forward 9 years and Picture This! holds 2 shows every month; one in LA, and one in New York— usually at Union Hall in Brooklyn. The generous folks at Wacom supplied us with new Wacom Mobilestudio Pro tablets to draw on, animating the comic’s set on stage while they interact with the drawing. If you get the chance, I highly recommend coming down for the next show. You can find out more about Picture This here.

Photos by the amazing Mike Bryk

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Picture This!: Christmas-themed Live Cartooning + Comedy, Saturday 3rd December 2022

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The show combines my only two employable skills: stand-up comedy and drawing quickly.

I started out drawing and performing on Picture This! back in 2013 during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival when it was still a new show finding its feet. I would race of stage from my own hour-long stand-up show across town to jump in the saddle and draw for a slew of guest comedians who would pass through on their way to the bar - it sort of became the unofficial comic hang of the festival; seeing which big names would show up for a spot.

Fast forward 9 years and Picture This! holds 2 shows every month; one in LA, and one in New York— usually at Union Hall in Brooklyn. The generous folks at Wacom supplied us with new Wacom Mobilestudio Pro tablets to draw on, animating the comic’s set on stage while they interact with the drawing. If you get the chance, I highly recommend coming down for the next show. You can find out more about Picture This here.

Tickets to the show can be purchased here.

Here are some photos from a previous show…

Photos by the amazing Mike Bryk

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Picture This!: Halloween-themed Live Cartooning + Comedy, Saturday 29th October 2022

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Last month we SOLD OUT, so be sure to book early for our next show on 10/29.

The show combines my only two employable skills: stand-up comedy and drawing quickly. This weekend I’ll be both hosting AND drawing.

I started out drawing and performing on Picture This! back in 2013 during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival when it was still a new show finding its feet. I would race of stage from my own hour-long stand-up show across town to jump in the saddle and draw for a slew of guest comedians who would pass through on their way to the bar - it sort of became the unofficial comic hang of the festival; seeing which big names would show up for a spot.

Fast forward 9 years and Picture This! holds 2 shows every month; one in LA, and one in New York— usually at Union Hall in Brooklyn. The generous folks at Wacom supplied us with new Wacom Mobilestudio Pro tablets to draw on, animating the comic’s set on stage while they interact with the drawing. If you get the chance, I highly recommend coming down for the next show. You can find out more about Picture This here.

Tickets to the show can be purchased here.

Here are some photos from September’s show…

Photos by the amazing Mike Bryk

 
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